Turkey takes over NATO mission in Kosovo as Serbia tensions flare

Turkey will take command of the NATO-led force in Kosovo at a critical time as tensions flare between the Balkan nation and neighboring Serbia.

Turkey, which has NATO’s largest army after the United States, will take over from Italy as head of the mission on October 10, Turkish ministry spokesman Rear Admiral Zeki Akturk said on Thursday. of the defense. The country maintains relations with both sides, having developed trade ties with Serbia while supplying combat drones to its majority-Muslim ally Kosovo.